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Security Stop-Press: Hackers Use Expired Domains To Spread Malware

Published 18 August 2026

Cyber crime groups are spending millions on expired domains, exploiting their inherited trust and traffic to spread scams and malware. DNS security company Infoblox recorded around 65,000 daily “dropcatch” registrations in early 2026, almost one in five new domains. Its Vice President, Renée Burton, called them “a shortcut to both trust […]

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